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Speed is LifeSat, 10 Dec 2016 01:15:57 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: Randy Holbrookhttps://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/random-thoughts-on-mid-ohio-2/#comment-4886
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:01:14 +0000http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/random-thoughts-on-mid-ohio-2/#comment-4886I really don’t understand all of the comments about “boring” races. Anytime I get to watch open wheel cars flying around the track whether in person or on TV, I love it. Maybe I’m just easily entertained but I really like the strategy involved in road and street courses. I’d rather have a few passes per race that are memorable rather than the constant meaningless passes you see in a N-car race. I love Indy cars on an oval too but I would like to see them only on ovals where they have to at least lift off the throttle. The races where they never lift and just drift forward and backward based on aerodynamics are the least appealing to me, although I will never complain about them either. Great job on the blog George.
]]>By: Vichttps://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/random-thoughts-on-mid-ohio-2/#comment-4878
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:16:43 +0000http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/random-thoughts-on-mid-ohio-2/#comment-4878Mid-Ohio continues to be the consistent boring race it is every year. Please dump this track and bring back Cleveland’s Burke Airport!
]]>By: Jim Will Keyhttps://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/random-thoughts-on-mid-ohio-2/#comment-4877
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:45:28 +0000http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/random-thoughts-on-mid-ohio-2/#comment-4877There is always passing that the TV people miss.

I was referring to Tagliani’s fledgling FAZZT Racing Team. Obviously, Tagliani has won races in CART/Champ car and has a well documented history of being an excellent driver. Being a co-owner of a brand-new team is a different story, which made it all the more compelling watching his run out front for thirty laps. Sorry for the confusion, but I can see how you might take it the way you did. – GP

]]>By: Mike R.https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/random-thoughts-on-mid-ohio-2/#comment-4875
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:24:24 +0000http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/random-thoughts-on-mid-ohio-2/#comment-4875LOL, Redd. Ya just went with it, no? Sonoma’s fugliness is a result of California’s summer…it always runs very hot (moreso as it winds towards September) and parched, with very little rainfall during the late spring and summer. CA seems to perpetually be in a drought.

I’m really hoping that Simona will attract some bigger money to HVM and that it’ll help them to step up a bit more. Mike Cannon is the magic there along with Simona. They’ve obviously ‘clicked’ in their communication. If they get some $$ for next year, I hope to see her run in this “best of the rest” group consistently. I think she’s fully capable of doing so. If she ever got a shot with RP or Chipmeister, she’d raise the bar for any female driver trying to come into this level of racing…she may have done that already.

As I’ve said before (talk about dead horses), as long as we have a spec-car series, nothing…no track…will really dramatically improve the show. There’s an inherent need for a LACK of parity in one area or another to make these things turn into real barn-burner races.

]]>By: Mike R.https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/random-thoughts-on-mid-ohio-2/#comment-4874
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:09:56 +0000http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/random-thoughts-on-mid-ohio-2/#comment-4874Actually the phrase “he can run with the big boys” kinda bugs me. If we’re talking about big TEAMS, then yeah, it’s appropriate. If we’re talking about drivers, then it sounds a bit condescending. Alex isn’t a kid, a rookie, or a slacker in his history of being competitive. Maybe I’m majoring on a minor here. George is obviously very knowledgable and is aware of the history, so I’ll presume it’s the better of the two.
]]>By: Bradhttps://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/random-thoughts-on-mid-ohio-2/#comment-4872
Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:39:23 +0000http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/random-thoughts-on-mid-ohio-2/#comment-4872Not entirely accurate. Matos went from 10th place to 7th place in the last 10 laps by overtaking Marco and then Simona. He completed the passes in the exact same spots each time. On the straight after the keyhole leading into the s-turn. You just didn’t see it on tv. The same goes for RHR as he fought to get back up to 10th after the pit mishap. If you ask anybody who goes to Mid Ohio such as I do they will debate you for an eternity that it should not leave the schedule. Its a great race but no matter how good VS is and it is great, they can’t catch everything on camera.
]]>By: Leigh O'Gormanhttps://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/random-thoughts-on-mid-ohio-2/#comment-4871
Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:05:51 +0000http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/random-thoughts-on-mid-ohio-2/#comment-4871…he passed people on circuit. Good job from RHR, says I.🙂
]]>By: billytheskinkhttps://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/random-thoughts-on-mid-ohio-2/#comment-4870
Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:43:21 +0000http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/random-thoughts-on-mid-ohio-2/#comment-4870Hunter-Reay drove a great race. “Drove through the field” after that pit contact about as much as anyone can “drive through the field” at Mid-Ohio.
]]>By: dylanpt24https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/random-thoughts-on-mid-ohio-2/#comment-4869
Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:59:46 +0000http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/random-thoughts-on-mid-ohio-2/#comment-4869Funnily enough, I enjoy good road racing, like say MotoGP or WSBK or ALMS. The thing is, NO ONE WAS PASSING for large portions of the race. I watched Online for the first quater of the race and then watched Vs. for the rest. After about 2 laps, everyone spread out and no one passed, except for lapping Milka. Compare that to say, MotoGP, where even if Lorenzo runs away, Rossi and Stoner are still fighting hard for 3rd.
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